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  • Anathem

    Anathem (2008) by Neal Stephenson. William Morrow, 960 pages. Anathem is a Big Novel. By that I mean both in physical length – at...

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007) by Jeff Kinney. Amulet Books, 218 pages. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2008) by Jeff Kinney....

  • The Age of American Unreason

    The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby (2008). Pantheon Books, 356 pages. Remember the term "Highbrow"? You don't hear that much anymore. Nor...

  • Two Books I Didn't Finish

    Friends, family, and the very small number of readers of this blog who do not fall into either of those two categories know that I...

  • World War Z

    World War Z: An Oral HIstory of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (2006). Three Rivers Press, 352 pages. I just love zombies. As...

  • The Post-American World

    The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria (2008). W.W.Norton, 288 pages. A few days ago I was having lunch with my friend and colleague Frank...

  • The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt

    The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt, Volume 1 (2007). Gemstone Publishing, 212 pages. The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt, Volume 2 (2007). Gemstone...

  • Eating My Words: A Kindle Review

    Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device, $359.00 Almost 6 months ago I wrote a post here called "5 Reasons I Don't Have a Kindle". I...

  • The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass (2007). 113 minutes, New Line Pictures. Directed by Chris Weitz. A dismal, unsatisfying and confusing adaptation of a great book. Avoid...

  • The Appeal

    The Appeal by John Grisham (2008). Doubleday, 355 pages. It's been a while since I have read a John Grisham novel. Looking at my...

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